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Please go to Control Panel->System->HW->Device Manager. Click on the Mouse and Other Pointing Devices. Select the Touch Pad and from Action in menu select properties. In Advanced option her you can disable the touch pad.

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On some models there is a button at the top of the touchpad in the middle that toggles the touchpad on or off.

On other models you simply tap twice in the upper left hand portion of the touchpad to toggle it on or off.

And then there are some models that you use keystrokes to toggle the touchpad. Normally you would Press and Hold the ALT or FN function key near the bottom left portion of the keyboard then hit the key that toggles the touchpad. The key that toggles the touchpad will have the icon of a finger pointing at a square which represents the touchpad.

Below is what I found in your user manual on the touchpad. It looks like your touchpad is controlled by software and there is no button or keystrokes that control the toggling.

Customizing the Touch Pad and Track Stick
You can use the Mouse Properties window to disable the touch pad and track stick or adjust their settings.

Open the Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Mouse.

When the computer is starting up, hit the F8 key 3-4 times and it shall give you a couple of options of how to start the computer. Select "safe mode". Once the computer is started up, goto Start -> Dell Precision and then theres going to be something called as System Maintainance, you can choose a factory reset from there.

Please go to Control Panel->System->HW->Device Manager. Click on the Mouse and Other Pointing Devices. Select the Touch Pad and from Action in menu select properties. In Advanced option her you can disable the touch pad.